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We have multiple users connected one SharePoint site and we use this sites to share documents. Due to our operational requirements we need to keep our files in the desktop PC. Therefore all the users in the organization we keep our files in the PC using OneDrive client.

The issue is when a file get deleted from one end its effecting all other users in the network by moving all the deleted files to their desktop recycle bin. Which creates huge space of deleted files and make all the users to clean their recycle bin quite often. (For us avg 4 GB per weak)

If possible please fix this misbehavior and move the deleted files only to the share point's recycle bin and in the user end just remove the files from the One Drive (desktop PC). This won't keep any copies in the user's recycle bin (desktop PC) and if they want to recover the file again they can get it back from the share point recycle bin.

We have multiple users connected one SharePoint site and we use this sites to share documents. Due to our operational requirements we need to keep our files in the desktop PC. Therefore all the users in the organization we keep our files in the PC using OneDrive client.

The issue is when a file get deleted from one end its effecting all other users in the network by moving all the deleted files to their desktop recycle bin. Which creates huge space of deleted files and make all the users to clean their recycle bin quite often. (For us avg…

We have a database that uses drive letters for folders. Using the "subst" command will do just that, substitute a drive letter for the long OneDrive path. However, this creates the folder "System Volume Information" - a hidden, read-only system folder that crashes OneDrive every time! Make OneDrive ignore system files! Allow a drive letter substitution for the long OneDrive path!

Every time users go [New] – [Forms for Excel] on OneDrive for Business, [Forms] link is greyed out in Excel Online.
Note : Link get greyed out in Google Chrome, and we get error in Internet Explorer when users click the link.
There is no problem clicking [Forms] on Excel Online when users click [New] – [Excel books] first, and then [Forms], not [Forms for Excel] first.
For ease of the management, we hope the feature will be added to allow users to edit in Excel Online by clicking [Forms] when users go [New] – [Forms for Excel] on OneDrive for Business.

Often times, because real time synchronization fails, even after the updates are made to the files, older version file would open up, and it gets updated only once older version is closed.

As this is something causing users confusion as they are working on collaborative editing, it is nice to see precise real time synchronization and prevent older version of the files gets opened up as well.

SilentConfig is all very good, but I'd also like to be able to add SharePoint Online Libraries to appear automatically alongside the user's OneDrive for Business. A policy item that contains a list of URLs to SharePoint Libraries would do the trick. As SharePoint Libraries might be particularly large, it would make sense if such libraries defaulted to "Files on Demand"

Of course, this should also be added to the OneDrive CSP that everyone is screaming out for!!

It is exhausting trying to delete large folders within OneDrive. Since there are multiple folders within folders within folders, I have spent hours trying to delete one large folder from my OneDrive account. Due to the feature that does not allow me to delete a folder until that folder is empty, I have to manually go through and delete everything within every folder within every folder within every folder before I can delete my entire folder. This is a huge waste of time. I would like there to be the option like there is on other applications - desktop files, Google Drive, pretty much any other application that has folders - please let me delete a folder, which will delete everything in the folder at the same time.

It is exhausting trying to delete large folders within OneDrive. Since there are multiple folders within folders within folders, I have spent hours trying to delete one large folder from my OneDrive account. Due to the feature that does not allow me to delete a folder until that folder is empty, I have to manually go through and delete everything within every folder within every folder within every folder before I can delete my entire folder. This is a huge waste of time. I would like there to be the option like there is on other applications - desktop files,…

In 2018 we will begin a 12 month deployment of Windows 10 + Office 365. 45,000 physical devices will be replaced and 15,000 devices will be turned into kiosks accessing virtual desktops. Would like to incorporate OneDrive into the personal data namespace, but you explicitly state there is no support for the sync client (and thus Files On-Demand) for virtual desktops (VDI), and that eliminates OneDrive usage for all since the user experience has to be identical across physical and virtual. If I can't do it for virtual then I can't do it for physical.

Request explicit statement of support for sync client with Files On-Demand on Windows 10 virtual ldesktops.

In late December we will make our final architectual decision on user data.

In 2018 we will begin a 12 month deployment of Windows 10 + Office 365. 45,000 physical devices will be replaced and 15,000 devices will be turned into kiosks accessing virtual desktops. Would like to incorporate OneDrive into the personal data namespace, but you explicitly state there is no support for the sync client (and thus Files On-Demand) for virtual desktops (VDI), and that eliminates OneDrive usage for all since the user experience has to be identical across physical and virtual. If I can't do it for virtual then I can't do it for physical.

In Educational Labs and VDI, it would be beneficial to be able to hold/hang the logoff process while OneDrive finishes syncing.

In both scenarios, users can logon with their employee/student account, and we can make OneDrive available to them via GPO. However, if a user generates a large amount of files/data and then logs off, the sync stops. This could be problematic for several reasons:

1) It would be detrimental because in many Lab/VDI environments, the user profile is volatile and data would be lost.

2) Even in a less volatile environments, the user might want to save the files to OneDrive and logoff/leave. Expecting that when they get to their next destination, the files will be available in OneDrive.

Implementation of this should hang at the "logging off screen"; not prevent clicking of the actual logoff button. Yes, this would prevent the logon screen from coming up until syncing is done. Additionally, when other users approach the computer, they should be able to easily tell that the computer is syncing, and ask them to not reboot or power off the computer. Ideally, the user should get a warning when they logoff, stating something like: "Your IT Administrator wants OneDrive to finish syncing before this system is logged off. Logging off now will prevent others from using the computer until OneDrive is done. Are you sure you want to logoff?"

Alternatively, keep the User's OneDrive.exe running in the background until the sync task finishes. Prevent reboots and user profile disposal.

In Educational Labs and VDI, it would be beneficial to be able to hold/hang the logoff process while OneDrive finishes syncing.

In both scenarios, users can logon with their employee/student account, and we can make OneDrive available to them via GPO. However, if a user generates a large amount of files/data and then logs off, the sync stops. This could be problematic for several reasons:

1) It would be detrimental because in many Lab/VDI environments, the user profile is volatile and data would be lost.

2) Even in a less volatile environments, the user might want to save the files…

■内容: OneDrive for Business において、テナント内のユーザー間のファイルの共有を制限したい。社内のユーザー間であっても、安易に共有が行われてしまうことによって漏洩のリスクが高まります。管理者によってい制御ができるよう、テナント内のユーザー同士のファイル共有を制限する機能を要望します。

I am thinking of sharing the files among the users of OneDrive for Business's tenant. At this moment, there is a possibility that the data leak might be caused by a simple share even within company user, and therefore I hope the feature to be available that could enable to make a limit on the file share among the users of a tenant so that an admin could execute the restriction for shared files.

As a result of EICAR file verification, once uploading to OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online is completed tentatively in case if you try to upload a virus-infected file. Then the files are scanning and when the file is defective, you cannot download and share the files eventually.

However, I believe there is the problem that the infected files can be uploaded to the cloud once. It is a security risk concerns of the possibility to get a virus because it can be synchronized and downloaded even for a short period of time until the scan is performed after the upload and suspect as a virus. For that reason, we hope the feature will scan the file first when uploading the file then disable uploading them automatically if files are infected or defective.

Thank you for your consideration.

*English follows Japanese

■Title(件名)：ファイルのアップロード完了前にウイルス感染がないかを確認する動作にしてほしい

Make it possible to check for the virus infection during file uploading.

As a result of EICAR file verification, once uploading to OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online is completed tentatively in case if you try to upload a virus-infected file. Then the files are scanning and when the file is defective, you cannot download and share the files eventually.

However, I believe there is the problem that the infected files can be uploaded to the cloud once. It is a security risk concerns of…

Microsofts's SyncToy has been a staple app for me in syncing files on my laptop hard drive to an external hard drive. It seems this software could be integrated into OneDrive so that those of us who want 100% certainty that our files saved to OneDrive (in the cloud) are also accessible when we are working offline (from our Laptop\PCs native hard drive).

To be able to schedule syncing time.
Currently, I can stop syncing for few hours. But, I have to do it daily.
There must be an option where I can schedule “stop sync”.
Example: Do not Sync from 6PM to 10AM daily.
I don’t want my home wifi to consume bandwidth.

I am aware that each user can create an Office 365 group by clicking the [+] icon which appears on the left side screen of OneDrive for Business. To prevent this, I carried out cmdlets to control from the Microsoft Planner, therefore Microsoft Teams also became unusable at the same time.

Then I have been changing the settings to activate Teams, however, each user is still able to create Office 365 groups from their own OneDrive for Business screen.
For the ease of management, I hope the feature will be implemented enables controlling to hide the [+] icon (to create the Office 365 groups) by settings as quickly as possible.

I am aware that each user can create an Office 365 group by clicking the [+] icon which appears on the left side screen of OneDrive for Business. To prevent this, I carried out cmdlets to control from the Microsoft Planner, therefore Microsoft Teams also became unusable at the same time.

Then I have been changing the settings to activate Teams, however, each user is still able to create Office 365 groups from their own OneDrive for Business screen.
For the ease of management, I hope the feature will be implemented enables controlling to hide the [+] icon (to create…

We desperately need a solution to limit how much data is synced to the local disk by the OneDrive Sync Client. In an Enterprise scenario, where it's beneficial to allow large amounts of storage in the cloud, there is often not enough local storage to accommodate a user's full data store. Selective sync doesn't satisfy organizational concerns about using up local disk space. Even files-on-demand is leaving a lot of trepidation at the management level. Users will typically just choose to sync everything without thinking of the consequences.

I propose an enforceable policy (GPO or just registry) that can be managed by administrative staff to enofrce a cap on the amount of local sync space in the client. A notification to the user about what is happening would also be needed, rather than just a sync failure.

Please consider.
Thank you.

Save our users from themselves.

We desperately need a solution to limit how much data is synced to the local disk by the OneDrive Sync Client. In an Enterprise scenario, where it's beneficial to allow large amounts of storage in the cloud, there is often not enough local storage to accommodate a user's full data store. Selective sync doesn't satisfy organizational concerns about using up local disk space. Even files-on-demand is leaving a lot of trepidation at the management level. Users will typically just choose to sync everything without thinking of the consequences.

■Title(件名)：OneDrive for Business の言語設定をユーザー作成時に管理者が行う方法、およびサイトの第二言語の設定、ユーザープロファイル上の言語設定を管理者が一括で変更する機能を要望いたします。

Provide the availability to change the second language setting of the site freely and the language setting on the user profile all at once.

■Description(内容):
母国語のみがわかるユーザーの場合、言語の変更を行う場合にもテナントで設定している​​​​母国語以外の言語が読めないと設定変更が行えないため、OneDrive for Business の言語設定をユーザー作成時に管理者が行う方法、およびサイトの第二言語の設定、ユーザープロファイル上の言語設定を管理者が一括で変更する機能を要望いたします。​​​

Currently, I am concerned that the users have a difficulty in changing the language settings due to they cannot understand other than their native languages in which set by tenant unit. So that, I hope the feature will be improved that allows the admin to individually select the language setting of OneDrive for Business in case of adding users.

In addition to this, it would be great if the availability will be provided to change the second language setting of the site freely and the language setting on the user profile all at once.

Thank you for your consideration.

*English follows Japanese

■Title(件名)：OneDrive for Business の言語設定をユーザー作成時に管理者が行う方法、およびサイトの第二言語の設定、ユーザープロファイル上の言語設定を管理者が一括で変更する機能を要望いたします。

Provide the availability to change the second language setting of the site freely and the language setting on the user profile all at once.

■Description(内容):
母国語のみがわかるユーザーの場合、言語の変更を行う場合にもテナントで設定している​​​​母国語以外の言語が読めないと設定変更が行えないため、OneDrive for Business の言語設定をユーザー作成時に管理者が行う方法、およびサイトの第二言語の設定、ユーザープロファイル上の言語設定を管理者が一括で変更する機能を要望いたします。​​​

Currently, I am concerned that the users have a difficulty in changing the language settings due to they cannot understand other than their native languages in which set by tenant unit. So that, I hope the feature will be improved that allows the admin to individually select the language setting of OneDrive for Business in case of adding users.